About us

A yoga and Solution Focused retreat to awaken body, mind and heart

Welcome to a journey of self discovery and development. Away from the hustle and bustle of daily life, this retreat in the Carpathian mountains of Romania is offering you the opportunity to bring a new level of aliveness and awareness. It will allow you to align with your potential and your purpose.

In daily life, we spend a lot of time with mental activities and outward directed focus. Before we know it, we get alienated from our inner world, the signals and wisdom of our body and heart and we live a second best life that is not fully reflecting our best possible self.

During this yoga and Solution Focus retreat, you will reconnect to the wisdom of your body, the vastness of your possibilities and the ease of your personal flow. You will make room and way for your essential self, a way to see a world that is working for you instead of against you.

How we work

I often hear ‘we have to stretch ourselves to grow and to move out of our comfort zone!’. Well, we have quite a different understanding of growth. We are not a rubber band but a living being. Plants don’t grow faster when you pull them. And even a rubber band will move back into the old form when we stop pulling it. And what do people do when you pull them out of the comfort zone? Most of us try to resist and move back as soon as possible. In all these years we am supporting people in their personal growth and development we have seen again and again, when we ENLARGE THE COMFORT ZONE, growth comes easy and natural. Like a plant needs sun, water, minerals and space to grow, we need nourishment, inspiration, love, trust and safety to grow well. And yes, we grow with the challenges we are facing and we don’t mean we should hide in a nice cozy place and let life happen outside. When we are more aware and connected with our resources, we build confidence and trust in ourselves, we flow into our potential naturally. We grow with ease out of the challenges we meet in life. And our comfort zone grows.

Flow into your potential.

Our work is based on more than 30 years research on what helps people to move forward in their lives and live their potential. Recognizing resources, discovering forward moving forces by focusing on solutions (not problems) and honest appreciation is the foundation of our work. As coaches and therapists we experience every day that body, mind and emotions are very closely connected and cannot be separated. Therefore all our exercises and learning experiences integrate the wisdom of our body. Starting and ending the day with Yoga is the perfect frame and supports a clear and peaceful state of mind. It’s like a container that holds the days in which we explore, experiment, discover new sides and qualities of us. This will be through guided interactions within the group and in individual sessions.

About the
Venue and Teachers

Visit our website for all retreats, hiring the venue or corporate wellness- www.akasharetreat.comA beautiful space at over 1000m altitude overlooking pristine Transylvanian countryside & unspoiled mountain views. From here, high above the daily city life we practice a simple philosophy inspired by nature, clean eating, relaxation, spirituality & a balanced healthy mind healthy body lifestyle. The R/E.TREAT is set in the pretty little village of Pestera in the centre of the beautiful Piatra Craiului National Park, one of the most majestic mountains & unspoilt natural reserves of Romania. And just around a corner or a glance away you can spot an even grander mountain landscape, the mystical Bucegi mountains. In this quiet & small little village you'll find a handful of hard working mountain farmers & shepherds maintaining 100yr old traditions. Set in almost an acre of greenland, our R/E.treat has 360 degree views over beautiful sloping hills, forests & natural rivers that flow at the bottom of our garden. This is not just a retreat. This is nature's treat for YOUR wellbeing. The AKASHA experienceSPA, WELLNESS & NUTRITIONOrganic Produce sourced from local farmsDelicious Home cooked vegan & vegetarian mealsNutrition & Dietary support & advice from Integrative Medicine DoctorsJuice Bar with Superfood Detox Juices & supplements such as Omega 3, Kale, MultivitaminsOutdoor Jacuzzi Hot TubInfrared SaunaSalt Bath TherapyAromatherapyMassage Therapy including Shiatsu, Thai & Relaxation massage.YOGA & MEDITATIONBeautiful Yoga & Meditation Shala Fire & Cacao CeremoniesGuest Teachers & Musicians2 x Resident TeachersACTIVITIESLibrary, large collections of international books Cinema, screenings of movies & Dharma talksArts & Crafts area where you can explore & express your creative side Walks in nature & virgin pristine forestsHiking, Horse riding or observing local village life We practice a Digital Detox Retreat, this is to allow your mind to disconnect from the overload of digital communications and listen more deeply to life, connect with others on the retreat and live in the present moment.Every morning until breakfast time and one full morning until noon we practice a silent retreat, this is a powerful tool to connect with yourself, pick a good book and explore the true benefits of being on R/E.TREAT. This is YOUR time.

Ashtanga Vinyasa As a born nomad, Magali has an innate thirst for travel and adventure. Spontaneous and playful, her heart’s passion is to explore the body’s capacity for authentic expression. With a background in dance and physical theatre she loves to divulge in all kinds of movements. Enter yoga, Enter Love. Through yoga she has connected to her spirit woman within and learnt to trust the path she’s on and embrace the journey. With this in mind she flew to India to obtain her teacher training in Ashtanga and since then has thrown herself head first into this practice and lifestyle, teaching dynamic Ashtanga Vinyasa flows and sharing her passion and search for universal connectedness. Originally from France, Magali’s dream is to one day open up her own studio and create a safe space for self-exploration via movement. In the meantime she wants to travel and share her passion, love and knowledge with anyone she meets. Gentle and caring, she is a born healer that wears her heart on her sleeve. When she’s not dancing around with a Colgate smile on her face, you can find her writing or being creative with arts and crafts. She also loves a cuddle…

Liselotte is a Solution Focused coach and facilitator since 1999 and she co-founded Ilfaro, a Belgian organization for coaching and training. She loves to work with people and be supportive in their journey to more Ease, Flow and Resilience. Together with Anton Stellamans she wrote the book ‘Resilient people, resilient teams’. Liselotte facilitates workshops on leadership, Solution Focus and Resilience and she coaches people using Solution Focus, mindfulness, energetic bodywork, movement, heart-coherence and breathing practices.

How we can us the power of our mind to initiate change in the desired direction is a field of ongoing learning for Petra and provides the basis of her work. Her coaching practice is based on a deep trust in the recourses and (undiscovered) potential of our mind and wisdom of the body. As a Solution Focused coach and facilitator she supports individuals, teams and organizations to reach their full potential.

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Why Retreat?

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Connect with nature and remember my spiritual self is timeless
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Retreat Guru's Vision

We believe human beings are innately wise, strong and kind. This wisdom, although not always experienced, is always present. Going on retreat is a beautiful way to reconnect to our basic sanity and health. Our aspiration at Retreat Guru is to inspire people to experience authentic retreats and reconnect with their innate wisdom, strength and kindness.